<descriptor thcode="1"><thesaurus thcode="1" name="Common geographic areas" scope="Names and identifiers of commonly-known geographic areas including oceans, continents, countries, states and provinces in North America, counties in the United States, USGS map quadrangles, and hydrologic units, nested and cross-referenced by overlap." creator="U.S. Geological Survey" rights="Public domain" edition="1.0" date="2002-03-21" codetype="alpha" prefix="geo" uri="http://www.usgs.gov/science/CommonGeographicAreas" tblname="geo" nonpref="geonp" relterm="geort" root_code="root" contact="pschweitzer"><category><term thcode="25" code="13" name="transitive" parent="12" scope="Narrower terms have an &quot;is a&quot; relationship with their broader terms, and generally can be described as part-of, type-of, or instance-of the broader term."/><term thcode="25" code="30" name="ambiguous labels" parent="26" scope="A given preferred label may be used for more than one concept in the thesaurus. A concept must be specified using its unique identifier (code). This may occur in the names of places or people."/><term thcode="25" code="4" name="place" parent="2" scope="Terms indicate extent in space, typically by reference as the names of geographic areas known from information that is stored elsewhere."/><term thcode="25" code="16" name="hierarchical" parent="11" scope="Substantive broader-narrower relationships exist among the terms."/><term thcode="25" code="13" name="transitive" parent="12" scope="Narrower terms have an &quot;is a&quot; relationship with their broader terms, and generally can be described as part-of, type-of, or instance-of the broader term."/><term thcode="25" code="30" name="ambiguous labels" parent="26" scope="A given preferred label may be used for more than one concept in the thesaurus. A concept must be specified using its unique identifier (code). This may occur in the names of places or people."/><term thcode="25" code="4" name="place" parent="2" scope="Terms indicate extent in space, typically by reference as the names of geographic areas known from information that is stored elsewhere."/><term thcode="25" code="16" name="hierarchical" parent="11" scope="Substantive broader-narrower relationships exist among the terms."/></category><altlabel><altlabel>Augmented FIPS 10-4 and FIPS 6-4</altlabel><altlabel>Augmented FIPS 10-4 and FIPS 6-4</altlabel><altlabel>CommonGeographicAreas</altlabel><altlabel>CommonGeographicAreas</altlabel></altlabel></thesaurus><term thcode="1" code="f38005" name="Benson" parent="fUS38" scope="county"/><bt><term thcode="1" code="fUS38" name="North Dakota" parent="fUS" scope="state"/><term thcode="1" code="fUS" name="United States" parent="fLD10" scope="country"/><term thcode="1" code="fLD10" name="North America" parent="fLD" scope="continent"/><term thcode="1" code="fLD" name="Land" parent="root" scope="continent"/><term thcode="1" code="root" name="Earth" scope="Common geographic areas focused on the US"/></bt><rt><term thcode="1" code="q49100SWC3" name="Baker" parent="q49100SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="p2246" name="Benson County Waterfowl Production Area" parent="p29" scope="Waterfowl Production Area"/><term thcode="1" code="q48100NWE2" name="Black Hammer Hill" parent="q48100NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49100SWF3" name="Brinsmade" parent="q49100SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49100SWE4" name="Brinsmade SW" parent="q49100SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="p1658" name="Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge" parent="p13" scope="National Wildlife Refuge"/><term thcode="1" code="q49100SEA4" name="Camp Grafton" parent="q49100SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49100SWG2" name="Churchs Ferry" parent="q49100SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49100SWE3" name="Comstock" parent="q49100SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49100SEC4" name="Crary" parent="q49100SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q48100NWH1" name="Crow Hill" parent="q48100NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="p690" name="Devil's Lake" parent="p16" scope="Bureau of Reclamation"/><term thcode="1" code="h09020201" name="Devils Lake" parent="h090202" scope="hydrologic unit"/><term thcode="1" code="q49100SE" name="Devils Lake" parent="q49100" scope="quadrangle 1:100,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49100SEB4" name="Devils Lake" parent="q49100SE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q48100NED1" name="Devils Lake Mountain" parent="q48100NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49100SWB4" name="Esmond" parent="q49100SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49100SWB3" name="Fillmore" parent="q49100SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q48100NWE1" name="Flora" parent="q48100NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q48100NWF2" name="Flora SE" parent="q48100NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q48100NEA1" name="Fort Totten" parent="q48100NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q48100NEC1" name="Free Peoples Lake" parent="q48100NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49100SWH4" name="Grahams Island" parent="q49100SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q48100NED2" name="Hamar" parent="q48100NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q48100NWD2" name="Hamberg" parent="q48100NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49100SWD3" name="Harlow" parent="q49100SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49100SWD4" name="Harlow SE" parent="q49100SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49100SWC4" name="Harlow SW" parent="q49100SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q48100NWC2" name="Heimdal" parent="q48100NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q48100NWC1" name="Hesper" parent="q48100NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q48100NEB2" name="Horseshoe Lake" parent="q48100NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="h10160001" name="James Headwaters" parent="h101600" scope="hydrologic unit"/><term thcode="1" code="q48100NWF1" name="Josephine" parent="q48100NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49100SWC2" name="Knox" parent="q49100SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49100SW" name="Leeds" parent="q49100" scope="quadrangle 1:100,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49100SWE2" name="Leeds" parent="q49100SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q48100NWD1" name="Maddock" parent="q48100NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="h09020203" name="Middle Sheyenne" parent="h090202" scope="hydrologic unit"/><term thcode="1" code="q49100SWG4" name="Minnewaukan East" parent="q49100SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49100SWF4" name="Minnewaukan West" parent="q49100SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q48100NW" name="New Rockford" parent="q48100" scope="quadrangle 1:100,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49100SWF2" name="Niles" parent="q49100SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q48100NWG1" name="Oberon" parent="q48100NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q48100NWG2" name="Oberon SW" parent="q48100NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49100SWH3" name="Penn" parent="q49100SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q49100SWB2" name="Pleasant Lake" parent="q49100SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="p1915" name="Pleasant Lake National Wildlife Refuge" parent="p13" scope="National Wildlife Refuge"/><term thcode="1" code="q48100NWB1" name="Selz NE" parent="q48100NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q48100NWH2" name="Sheyenne" parent="q48100NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="p1978" name="Silver Lake National Wildlife Refuge" parent="p13" scope="National Wildlife Refuge"/><term thcode="1" code="p1041" name="Spirit Lake Indian Reservation" parent="p15" scope="Indian Reservations"/><term thcode="1" code="q48100NE" name="Stump Lake" parent="q48100" scope="quadrangle 1:100,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="p1993" name="Sullys Hill National Wildlife Refuge" parent="p13" scope="National Wildlife Refuge"/><term thcode="1" code="q49100SWG3" name="Tilden" parent="q49100SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q48100NEB1" name="Tokio" parent="q48100NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q48100NEA2" name="Tokio SW" parent="q48100NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="h09020202" name="Upper Sheyenne" parent="h090202" scope="hydrologic unit"/><term thcode="1" code="q48100NEC2" name="Warwick" parent="q48100NE" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="q48100NWB2" name="Wellsburg" parent="q48100NW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/><term thcode="1" code="h09010004" name="Willow" parent="h090100" scope="hydrologic unit"/><term thcode="1" code="p2051" name="Wood Lake National Wildlife Refuge" parent="p13" scope="National Wildlife Refuge"/><term thcode="1" code="q49100SWD2" name="York" parent="q49100SW" scope="quadrangle 1:24,000 scale"/></rt></descriptor>